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Written to assist family physicians and maternity care practitioners in providing comprehensive care for their pregnant patients, this exciting new edition covers all aspects of birth care, from preconception counseling and prenatal care, through labor and delivery (both low-risk and complicated), to postpartum care and the first month of life. It also places special emphasis on presenting the very latest information using an evidence-based approach.
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Previously titled Handbook of pregnancy and perinatal care in family practice , this revised edition is intended to help family physicians and maternity care practitioners provide comprehensive, prevention- oriented care for their pregnant patients. Covers aspects of birth care from preconception counseling to the first month of life. New sections address alternative medicine and prenatal care, exercise in pregnancy, persistent occiput posterior, evaluation and management of infection in the newborn, and return-to-work issues. The contributors, who are primarily physicians, include several nurse-midwives. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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